In brief: Quest Ventures, Scale-up Malaysia back 11 startups; Employment Hero raises US$35M for SEA expansion
The Employment Hero team Employment Hero bags US$35M to bring integrated HR platform into SEA Investors: Led by returning investor…
In February, digital transformation and social impact continue to take centre stage in startup investments
Last month, we covered at least four notable acquisitions in the Southeast Asian tech startup ecosystem, involving startups from various…
(Exclusive) AI foodtech startup Easy Eat rakes in funding from ex-Uber CPO, Silicon Valley veterans to ramp up Malaysia ops
Easy Eat founding team Easy Eat, a Singaporean Artificial Intelligence-powered foodtech startup with operations in Malaysia, has closed a new…
AppWorks raises US$114M for fund III to back Series A and B startups in SEA, Taiwan
AppWorks, a Taipei-based early-stage VC firm and an investor in companies like Carousell and ShopBack, has raised US$114 million for…
Dropezy bags funding from Taurus Ventures, Kopi Kenangan to scale its next-day grocery delivery service in Indonesia
Dropezy, an Indonesian startup focusing on next-day delivery services for daily essentials such as groceries, has received an undisclosed amount…
The danger of expanding too quickly and how you can keep your tech team artificially small
As a startup, have you ever faced clients who question the capabilities of your team? We often get this question:…
[Updated] Advotics raises US$2.75M led by East Ventures to expand its supply chain solutions for Indonesian SMEs
Advotics, an Indonesia-based SaaS startup specialising in supply chain solutions, announced today it has bagged US$2.75 million in a new…
Why Absolute Pricing Authority and Costco branding concept are good for emerging markets
Akshay Bajaj of SIG and I talked about the concept of Absolute Pricing Authority, the Costco model, and its relevance…
Year of the e27 Luminaries: A celebration of the unsung heroes of the SEA startup ecosystem
This will be an unforgettable year. Amidst the numerous adversities that the COVID-19 pandemic brought about, Southeast Asian (SEA) startup…
‘More conglomerates are embracing digital disruptions as they’re undergoing transitions between generations’: Emtek’s Andya Daniswara
Andya Daniswara, Senior VP (Business Development), Emtek Group Indonesia-based Emtek Group, which was founded in 1983 as a provider of…